Muslim Military Chaplains Have Dual Roles
ONE FLAG, MANY FAITHS May 7, 2007 issue – Army Chaplain Carlos C. Huerta had been a rabbi for 20 years, but when it came time to comfort a dying Iraqi boy in a field hospital in Mosul, he did what he thought an imam might do. Huerta, who was on his second tour in […]
MA: Mosque Controversy Chills Jewish-Muslim Dialogue
MA: IN BOSTON, MOSQUE PROJECT CHILLS DIALOGUE BETWEEN JEWS, MUSLIMS What began more than three years ago as a momentous groundbreaking on a $22 million mosque and Islamic cultural center has turned into a bitter public controversy that has chilled relations between leaders of Boston’s Jewish and Muslim communities. The most recent development unfolded in […]
OH: Muslims Repeatedly Detained at Border
OH: AMERICANS DETAINED AT BORDER, FORUM TOLD Scores of U.S. citizens who are of Arab descent or Muslim are being detained and harassed at the border when trying to re-enter the country, a civil rights lawyer said Sunday at a community forum. “We’ve been to Boston, Buffalo, Detroit and Seattle and we hear this story […]
CO: Muslim Hip-Hop Artist Releases Second Album
CO: MUSLIM ‘OUTCAST’ HITS THE MARK WITH SECOND UNDERGROUND HIP-HOP ALBUM This April, Brother Ali released his sophomore album, “The Undisputed Truth.” The long-awaited follow-up to 2003’s “Shadows on the Sun,” the album is a 15-track tale of political shortcomings, personal contemplation and the hope for a better tomorrow. Coming off over 140 live shows […]
IL: Many Say They Can’t Separate Job, Religion
IL: MANY SAY THEY CAN’T SEPARATE JOB, RELIGION At least once while she’s at work, Dr. Saima Naeem pulls a green rug out of a closet, washes her face and hands, and kneels to pray toward the northeast corner of her office, the direction of Mecca. Financial adviser Tom Muldowney keeps a picture of Jesus […]
CAIR: Mosques Closer to Getting Security Funds
CAIR: RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS CLOSER TO GETTING SECURITY FUNDS Synagogues, mosques, and other institutions in New York are a step closer to seeing long-delayed federal grant money aimed at boosting security against terrorist attacks. The Department of Homeland Security announced last week that it was releasing $24 million in funds for nonprofit organizations deemed to be […]
Muslim Military Chaplains Have Dual Roles
ONE FLAG, MANY FAITHS May 7, 2007 issue – Army Chaplain Carlos C. Huerta had been a rabbi for 20 years, but when it came time to comfort a dying Iraqi boy in a field hospital in Mosul, he did what he thought an imam might do. Huerta, who was on his second tour in […]
CAIR on NPR Legal Blog: Losing Our Liberties
CAIR ON NPR LEGAL BLOG: LOSING OUR LIBERTIES More than five years removed from the 9/11 terror attacks-the greatest tragedy to befall our nation in modern history-our country has learned certain lessons regarding our role in the global community. But we also have more to learn about treatment of our own citizens-lessons that will hopefully […]
MA: Mosque Controversy Chills Jewish-Muslim Dialogue
MA: IN BOSTON, MOSQUE PROJECT CHILLS DIALOGUE BETWEEN JEWS, MUSLIMS What began more than three years ago as a momentous groundbreaking on a $22 million mosque and Islamic cultural center has turned into a bitter public controversy that has chilled relations between leaders of Boston’s Jewish and Muslim communities. The most recent development unfolded in […]
CAIR Board Member: Dialogue with Muslims Needed
ARAB-AMERICAN LEADER: DIALOGUE NEEDED WITH MUSLIMS Vice-chair of Council on American-Islamic Relations speaks to local ACLU group Dr. Ahmad Al-Akhras, vice-chairman of the national Council on American-Islamic Relations, spoke to Oberlin residents and members of the North Central Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union on Sunday to address the perceptions of Muslims in the […]